Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 385-391 , March 2008

Ultrasound Measurement of the Brachial Artery Flow-Mediated Dilation Without ECG Gating

  • Vincenzo Gemignani

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Vincenzo Gemignani, IFC-CNR, via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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  • Elisabetta Bianchini

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
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  • Francesco Faita

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
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  • Chiara Giannarelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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  • Yvonne Plantinga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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  • Lorenzo Ghiadoni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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  • Marcello Demi

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
    • Esaote S.p.A, Genova, Italy

Received 5 June 2007 ,Revised 27 July 2007 ,Accepted 11 August 2007.

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PII: S0301-5629(07)00421-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.08.006

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 385-391 , March 2008

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